From kls Wed Oct 1 14:08:45 1997 Newsgroups: sci.aeronautics.airliners Path: bounce-back Date: 01 Oct 97 14:08:45 From: wdockery@mindspring.com (Ragamuffin) Subject: Cabin Depressurization Message-ID: Approved: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Sender: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Organization: MindSpring Enterprises In the movies and on TV, when there's a sudden cabin decompression from gunshot, explosion, etc., why does the plane become so unstable and dive? Is this just all "make believe" for the effect? Also, wouldn't cabin depressurization be a way that could be used during a hijacking situation to render the hijackers unconcious? The flight-deck crew would be on oxygen masks and could therefore regain control. Mind you the passengers would all become unconsious also, but I'd rather have that happen to me than to have the plane blow up or end up in some undesired location. -- just a thought...